North Alabama Guys: Loose a Duck Gun??

Carl

Carl

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Fella on a fishing website I frequent found a gun case with a Benelli semi in it while crappie fishing a lake in North Alabama. He has contacted the police but so far, no hits on reports of it being stolen or tracking down the owner.
If anyone has any idea of whose gun it might be, let me know details (Lake's name, model, serial number, etc...)and I will contact the guy to see if it matches up. If so, he will return it.
 
I thought Eric had one stolen at the ramp? my memory is shot these days with toddlers sucking the life out of me

looking back through the posts, looks like it was an m1 from his truck at home
 
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Mine was an M1 Benelli with Mossy Oak Duck Blind Camo in a Primos floating gun case. I can dig out the serial number if needed. It was stolen out of my truck in my driveway last December.
 
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Wow, wouldn't that just be amazing if this is Erics gun. Hoping for finding the owner of this one.
 




Wow, wouldn't that just be amazing if this is Erics gun.
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He has contacted the police but so far, no hits on reports of it being stolen or
tracking down the owner.
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I'm sure Eric made a police report along with the serial number so I suspect this is not his gun. Unless of course the police are not keeping their data base up to date.
 
I did file a report but that report lives in Huntsville not state-wide. There is no central database for stolen firearms. If it isn't recovered in the city where it was stolen they won't necessarily find you. At least that is what I was told by law enforcement.

My hunch is the gun was lost by a duck hunter this past season. Someone flipped a small boat, or left it on the bank type of scenario.
 
I did file a report but that report lives in Huntsville not state-wide. There is no central database for stolen firearms. If it isn't recovered in the city where it was stolen they won't necessarily find you. At least that is what I was told by law enforcement.
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Had a friend, neighbor and hunting partner (one person fitting the combined description...not three unluckly people with me as a common tie) get broken into. They passed on all firearms and two vintage Corvettes. The local Police said to them it was the sign of pros who didn't want the attention from the Feds that firearm theft would bring and didn't want anything as high profile and traceable as collectible cars. If that is true, then the Eric's serial should show in some sort of database.

Chuck
 
I was under the impression that there is a national database for stolen firearms - NCIC. Accessible only be LEOs.
 
I'm sure there is some sort of national database. About ten years ago I found a pistol while spearfishing under a bridge and turned it ito the local police. After being interviewed by several detectives they determined I was telling the truth as to how I came into possession of it. They in turn sent it to ATF in Washington DC where they checked the serial numbers and also ran a ballistics check on it. As it turns out the ATF did not keep records of serial numbers from guns in the 50's. Almost a year later I was notified by the local police dept that the gun had been returned to them and I could come get the gun if I wanted to keep it.
When I asked when they started keeping serial number records they kind of blew me off saying they were not sure when the feds started tracking numbers but said there is a national database.

I hope the gun finds it's rightful owner.
 
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There is a national database and it is within NCIC. The police department taking the report would have to enter the information regarding the gun, (make, model, serial, physical description, date stolen, etc) into the database. This would be searchable to all LEOs and their agencies. The only person/organization that has the privilege to delete the entry is the one that entered the information.

However, this does go back to the idea that the investigating agency would have to enter it into NCIC.

Hope that helps some.
 
Some details about my earlier comment are coming back to me. Should the person who stole the gun try and pawn it then only if the pawn shop was located in Huntsville would it turn up. City law requires pawn shops to run serial numbers against a database maintained by Huntsville Police. If the person who stole it went to a pawn shop outside of Huntsville that pawn shop is under no obligation to check the Huntsville database. When I asked a pawn shop owner just our of town if he checked he laughed at me. Therefore it is unlikely a firearm stolen and reported in Hunstville will be recovered anywhere but a Huntsville pawn shop. But thieves know this and typically drive a few towns over to pawn stolen goods so recovery odds are next to zero. A state-wide law is needed to make pawn shops check firearms against a state database and that hasn't happened as far as I know. It needs to because pawn shops are too easily used to cash in stolen goods and I'm of the opinion their owners don't care and prefer it stay that way. Dirt bag low lifes in my opinion and are on the same level as pimps, thieves, etc..
 
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Unrelated comment that should bring a smile to those who have been victims of theft.

Last night a petty criminal decided to wander our street around 2 am breaking into cars. He was observed by a neighbour who just happens to be RCMP. Mick watched from the shadows and called in the canine unit. They arrived in just a few minutes and when ordered to stop the dirt bag decided to jump a fence and run into the forest behind my house. The dog followed closely behind and the fool decided to run. He was removed in an ambulance with a huge wound in his rib cage and most of his left tricep hanging connected at one end only. I understand he was in surgery most of the day. All stolen property was recovered.

He is unlikely to return to this area soon.
 
Amen. Nothing like some good dog work!

I watch Alaska State Troopers from time to time. I like the episodes when they film the K9 handlers. But then, I sit and cheer, "Release the hound" and "sick 'em." But they have never filmed the dog doing his job. I don't suspect that would go over too well with the producers.
 
Unrelated comment that should bring a smile to those who have been victims of theft.

Last night a petty criminal decided to wander our street around 2 am breaking into cars. He was observed by a neighbour who just happens to be RCMP. Mick watched from the shadows and called in the canine unit. They arrived in just a few minutes and when ordered to stop the dirt bag decided to jump a fence and run into the forest behind my house. The dog followed closely behind and the fool decided to run. He was removed in an ambulance with a huge wound in his rib cage and most of his left tricep hanging connected at one end only. I understand he was in surgery most of the day. All stolen property was recovered.

He is unlikely to return to this area soon.
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That is great!
I bet that piece of crap will think twice about doing that again.
 
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